WM (Waste Management, Inc.)(WM)
HQ US25% share
Largest US waste/recycling company; major collector and supplier of recovered paper/OCC feedstock.
manufactured · input
Deinked Pulp (DIP) / Recycled Fiber
Used for away-from-home and value-tier tissue. Global DIP share in tissue rose from 24% (2018) to 35% (2024). Cannot meet brightness, softness, or wet-strength requirements of premium bath tissue. Substitution ceiling ~40–45% of total tissue mix without quality compromise.
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
0
Claims on record
What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on deinked pulp (dip) / recycled fiber somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| USUnited States | 92% |
| CACanada | 6% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
5 companies produce deinked pulp (dip) / recycled fiber.
Essity AB(ESSITY-B.ST)
HQ SE16% share
Global hygiene/tissue giant (Tork, Tena, Cushelle); major user of recycled fiber in away-from-home tissue.
Cascades Inc.(CAS.TO)
HQ CA12% share
Canadian recycled-fiber tissue and packaging maker; large recovered-paper recycler and DIP user.
Georgia-Pacific LLC (Koch Industries)
HQ US10% share
Koch-owned tissue/paper giant (Brawny, Angel Soft, Quilted Northern, Dixie); operates recycled-fiber tissue mills.
Sustana Fiber
HQ US8% share
Leading North American merchant maker of deinked recycled pulp (EnviroLife/Eco) for tissue, towel and packaging; closes the loop on recovered office paper.